News
Jan 03, 2025
Enabling Dense and In-Situ Spectrum Sensing for 6G and Beyond
ECE Assistant Professor Aravind Nagulu, in collaboration with Duke University, Oregon State University, and the University of Notre Dame, was awarded a $800,000 NSF grant for “NewSpectrum: Enabling Dense and In-Situ Spectrum Monitoring via Analog Correlators and Circuits-System Co-Design.”
Jan 03, 2025
Proposed Security Solutions for Public Spaces
In the aftermath of the New Year’s Eve attack on Bourbon Street in New Orleans, ECE Distinguished Professor Carey Rappaport highlights the need for improved security measures in public spaces that include physical barriers and innovative architectural solutions.
Jan 02, 2025
Patent for Zero-Power Sensing Technology
ECE Professor Matteo Rinaldi and Associate Research Professor Zhenyun Qian were awarded a patent for “Zero power micromechanical switch-based sensing and monitoring system.”
Dec 23, 2024
Offering Insights into Increased Drone Presence
ECE Distinguished Professor Deniz Erdogmus suggests that the increase in mysterious drone sightings across the country could be the result of private companies operating more drones to test the limits of the technology.
Dec 13, 2024
Inventing Innovative Solutions for Neurodivergent Children To Develop Motor Skills
Students in Northeastern’s Enabling Engineering class developed a musical ball as a tool for a sixth-grade autistic child with a genetic disorder and neurological differences to help develop gross motor skills in an engaging and exciting way.
Dec 11, 2024
Sun and Melodia Named National Academy of Inventors Fellows
ECE Distinguished Professor Nian Sun and William Lincoln Smith Professor Tommaso Melodia were selected as Fellows of the National Academy of Inventors (NAI). Election as an Academy Fellow is the highest professional distinction awarded solely to inventors.
Dec 11, 2024
New Faculty Spotlight: Ivana Dimitrova
Ivana Dimitrova joins the electrical and computer engineering department in January 2025 as an assistant professor with a joint appointment in physics.
Dec 11, 2024
New Faculty Spotlight: Kin Chung Fong
Kin Chung Fong joins the electrical and computer engineering department in January 2025 as an associate professor with a joint appointment in physics.